DLD
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A (fallborn) steer we sold this spring has a knot on the inside of his right back leg, an inch or so in front of his hock. Last I saw it (2 weeks ago) it was maybe the size of a shooting marble, and just felt like fluid - we assumed some kind of injury, and it didn't seem to bother him any. He was hauled about 5 - 6 hours (tied where he could lay down, bedded with lots of chips) and they said it swelled to baseball size. They took him to a vet who x-rayed it and diagnosed it as OCD. I can't find anything about OCD in cattle (just dogs), and our local vet says it's conceivable, but doesn't seem as likely as an injury. Not saying it couldn't be a structural issue, but he's got plenty of flex in his hock and pastern, and he's not really clubby bred. Anyone here know anything about OCD in cattle?